Re: Mario Bava?

Now here's a thead that needs reviving! Ahh, Mario Bava...My first Bava experience was Baron Blood, which left me underwhelmed.I felt it was way too reserved, slow-paced and just too cold.A bit later I watched Planet of the Vampires and loved it.It's mesmerizing, eerie, beautiful. Mario Bava really could make memorable filmsfrom sketchy, confusing scripts.Planet of the Vampires still is one of my favourite old school sci-fi horror films.

Re: Mario Bava?

Still need to see that movie, I'm a Bava fanatic. I haven't seen a bad flick yet.

Erik the Conqueror is a top notch sword & sandal flick too, really fun and suitably violent. It's a great departure from his horror flicks, while still capturing his visual style and great use of set pieces.

Re: Mario Bava?

Theli wrote:

Still need to see that movie, I'm a Bava fanatic. I haven't seen a bad flick yet.

Erik the Conqueror is a top notch sword & sandal flick too, really fun and suitably violent. It's a great departure from his horror flicks, while still capturing his visual style and great use of set pieces.

I reckon you'll get a kick out of Hatchet, it's one of Bava's more emotional films.I haven't seen Erik the Conqueror yet but I saw Hercules In the Center of the Earth, which has its moments. I remember some amazing optical tricks work similar to what Mario did on Planet of the Vampires.

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my favourite bava's are

1. Black Sabbath2.The Whip And The Body3 Black Sunday4. Rabid Dogs ( the proper version not the dubbed and cut to make it less intense "Kidnapped")5. Lisa & The Devil ( the proper version not the execretable House Of Exorcism)6. Kill Baby, Kill7. Hatchet For The Honeymoon 8. Shock!9. The Girl Who Knew Too Much10. Planet Of The Vampires11. Bay Of Blood12.Blood & Black Lace13. Baron Blood14. Erik the Conquerer15 Knives Of The Avenger16.Roy Colt & Winchester Jack17. 5 Dolls For An August Moon18.The Road To Fort Alamo19.Four Times That Night20. Hercules At The Centre Of The Earth21. Danger Diabolik ( i absolutely hate this film!)yes i have seen them all including two he co directed in I, Vampiri and "Caltiki, The Indestructable Monster" both of which are not bad at all! Mario Bava is my all time favourite Italian Horror director ( and other films as well of course) he is WAY WAY WAY above Dario Argento and especially the way way over rated Lucio Fulci ( in my opinion, but it's my opinion! )

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Re-watched The Whip And The Body for the third time last week and loved it more than ever.Such a tasteful take on S&M, Bava's most emotional work and simply one of the most gorgeous colour films ever to be photographed. My only complaint is Tony Kendall, he's so bland and simply doesn't belong there.